Wichita eagle., 1887-10-29
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drinking places, neither is 1t the scattering
to the winds of Der gambling houses ent
palaces of ill-fame, nor yet tn
While While all this would be very desirabl
Yet her only hope, her only salvation i
that her young nen be redeemed from tn
power OF sin by the blood of Christ. A
united, consecrated, permanent work for thi
purpose, to this end is demanded.
With living faith in god and correc
understanding of the importance Of, ant
faith in the work. There should be addeC
the knowledge of the necessity of such I
home in order to give permanencr and sta
bility to the undertaking.
The American idea is too rambIing-her'
today, there tomorrow, this tonight tina
the next evening Last week we read th'
sign, warm meals and lodging" Thi
week. 'Yourg Mems Christian Association.
And next week 1t VIII per
haps be changed 10 "Johnsons Theatre"
Under this system of rented rooms We
have too many three months men and no'
enough men who have enlisted for the wal
and who will stand by the guns at all haz
ards.
With the necessity of the undertaking
firmly established in our minds and with q
determination 10 act, let US remember that
the cattle upon thousand hills are Gods
that the battle is not ours but His, and that
he sets DelOTe every OIie VI JOudy Ill open
door that no man can shut, and should the
appearances look favorable this month let us
have faith in God and praise Him. Should
the clouds gather next month let US have
more faith and praise Him oftener and in
the succeeding days should the darkness set
tie down upon US like the blecl1ness of mid
night, let US renew our faith and still press
forward with praises to our God, singing in
our hearts ''Though he STAY me yet will |
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number of years shall not be many building
wall shall ike that Of our good friends at
Marion cast a shadow in the morning sun.
1t may be well to keep in mind two things
regarding the cry of hard times; first, that
this cry is often the wall of people who have
left God and are robbing Him of the offer
ings that belong tn Him, and that the sure
cure of such condition of things is for that
people to bring all the tithes into Gods store
house, that the Lord may open for them the
very windows of heaven and pour them out
blessing. Second, that the cry is often
made falsely because the heart is not right or
because the understanding has been cor
rupted.
Money is always spent freely for the devil
and for much that is simply luxury. Let
us then settle it that the times are not too
close or too hard to secure comfortable
home for the carrying on of Gods work.
LII tuc lOI luulS III may De SdIGiF
put down as general rule that the main
lifting must be done by poor people and per-
sons OF moderate means. The common say
ing that nothing is so uncertain as riches
land it might be added, and rich mem will in
many cases be found true. and the waiting
until some rich body shall make start viii
oftener be the death of the enterprise,
Let it be understood that in the name of
God we expect to ask great things of persons
ypbn hpua y1aitber hont
ment bonds. Do not be afraid to put your
figures high-expect that men will give IN
til they feel it, until they know that they
have given. Think you that the poor widow
of Zarephath laments today because Elijah
asked her for her all-should there a poor
cripple hobble to your door and offer his
crutches for the cause Of the Lord, Jake them
and then look ye well 20 see q charger come
to him saddled and briddled for the words Of
the old mar-yr are none the less true today than
when they were spoken ''if there is any way
co Heaven on horseback it is by the crosby
sacrifice" Kansas friends, let US 10 longer
limp along on foot; let US mount our steeds
and ride, and returning home let. US carry
with us The words found in the book: "The
God of Heaven He viii prosper us, therefore
we His servants will arise and build"
Next L. W. Hoch, OF Marion, the chair
man of the committee, read paper on
f'How TO SECURE A BUILDING-BY' works.
With that searching analysis of character
which distinguishes the epistle Of James the
man say he hath faith and have not works."
and then further on he reaches the climax Of
the thought and exclaims: "Show me thy
faith (pretendended faith without thy works
and will show you my faith true faith by
my works. True faith must find expression
in works. As well expect the live leaven to
lie dormant in the meal as to expect the ever
fruitful tree of fate to greet the gaze with
barren branches. Faith and works are as
inseparable as cause and effect.
Brothers, to secure buildings such as we
are considering tonight without faith is
not desirable; to receive them without
works is not possible God dtmands faith and
commands work Faith and work are essen
tiaI elements, then, in securing buildings.
The first element has been faithfully set
forth by our beloved secretary, and it is now
my pleasure to offer some plain, practical
suggestions along the line of the second.
Let US. as the lawyers say, suppose case.
Suppose given number of young men, feel
ing the need of On association home and hay
ing faith that God will bless their efforts to
secure one, came knocking at the door OF
Experience and asking the practical ques-
ton, What shall we dc" what would
be the answer. FirSt-Seld for Sec
rotary Fisher. There are generals in
work as well as in war and much depends
upon the skill with which workers, as well
as warriors, are handled. Zeal without
knowledge has damaged many good cause
| come out of the school Of experience to
night, along with forty or fifty other Mar
ion pupils, to testify that our state secretary
is a great commander. Send for him, al
least to reconnoiter the field, marshal your
field and plan the battle.
IS Secondly might probably stop here and
let Brother Fisher tell you the rest when ht
comes at your call, but perhaps the few min
utes allotted to this paper should be occu
pied, and so, ignoring untried theories, per
NIT Ise TO give you, without Boosting,
brief history OF The successive and successful
steps which have resulted in tn
beautiful building in Marion, soon to b
exhibited TO you in stereopticon splendor b,
our brother Brown
First, word as to the difficulties aeains
which cur boys battled. Marion is a tow
of only about three thousand population. !
is only an average town in point of wealth
and it has borne during the past year or tw
more than an average share of public bul
dens. 1t has added by private subscriptio
eight thousand dollars to the Methodist pro-
erty, put several thousand dollars into
Baptist church, twelve thousand into an ire